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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number 811-02611 |
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Invesco Exchange Fund |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 1800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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Sheri Morris 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 1800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919
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Date of fiscal year end: 12/31 |
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Date of reporting period: 12/31/16 |
Item 1. Report to Stockholders.
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| Invesco Exchange Fund Nasdaq: ACEHX |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2016, Invesco Exchange Fund (the Fund) outperformed the S&P 500 Index, the Fund’s broad market/style-specific index. The Fund does not currently offer its shares for purchase.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/15 to 12/31/16
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Invesco Exchange Fund | | | 15.74 | % |
S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | | | 11.96 | |
Source(s): qFactSet Research Systems Inc.
Market conditions and your Fund
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the US economy continued to expand. US gross domestic product showed the US economy grew by 3.5% in the third quarter.1 However, annualized GDP is expected to be much lower. Employment data were mixed, with unemployment ending the year at 4.7%.2 Oil prices traded in a range from the high $20s to the low $50s during the reporting period.3 Major US stock market indexes posted gains for the reporting period, with most major market indexes hitting record highs; however, the markets were fairly volatile during the first half of the year.
Stocks began calendar year 2016 on a negative note, driven by investor concerns about economic weakness in China, falling oil prices and uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve’s (the Fed) monetary policy. Markets recovered in February and posted gains until June, when UK voters opted to leave the European Union, sending markets sharply lower. Markets again recovered, and major US equity indexes hit record highs during the summer. Following the surprise outcome of the US presidential election, a stock
market rally sent major US equity market indexes to new record highs. The rally was led by financials, gaining on the belief that they might benefit from reduced federal regulation. Also in November, OPEC agreed to cut production for the first time in eight years, which helped support higher oil prices. The Fed raised interest rates by a quarter point in December 2016 – its only increase during the reporting period.4
The sectors that contributed the most to Fund performance relative to the S&P 500 Index for the reporting period were the energy, health care and consumer staples sectors. The financials, industrials and materials sectors detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. All sectors delivered positive absolute performance during the reporting period.
When looking at individual Fund holdings, top contributors for the year included Halliburton, McCormick & Company, Air Products and Chemicals, Hess and Exxon Mobil. Top detractors included Plum Creek Timber, Express Scripts Holdings, Baxalta, International Flavors & Fragrances and Cardinal Health.
No Fund holdings were liquidated during the reporting period, and no new holdings were added.
As always, we thank you for your continued investment in Invesco Exchange Fund.
1 Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
2 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
3 Source: Thompson-Reuters
4 Source: US Federal Reserve
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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Portfolio Composition | |
By sector | | % of total net assets | |
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Energy | | | 26.0% | |
Materials | | | 20.7 | |
Health Care | | | 16.2 | |
Information Technology | | | 16.2 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 11.5 | |
Industrials | | | 5.7 | |
Real Estate | | | 2.0 | |
Financials | | | 1.0 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 0.7 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* | |
% of total net assets | |
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1. McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 11.5% | |
2. Intel Corp. | | | 11.2 | |
3. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | | | 10.5 | |
4. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | | | 9.4 | |
5. Halliburton Co. | | | 5.3 | |
6. Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 5.1 | |
7. Johnson & Johnson | | | 5.0 | |
8. Hess Corp. | | | 4.9 | |
9. Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 4.7 | |
10. Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 4.4 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $ | 59.9 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | 30 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
Data presented here are as of December 31, 2016.
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/06
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1 Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions and Fund expenses including management fees. Index results include reinvested dividends,
but they do not reflect sales charges, fund expenses or management fees. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a partner would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
As of 12/31/16 | |
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Invesco Exchange Fund | | | | |
Inception (12/16/76) | | | 10.76 | % |
10 Years | | | 6.67 | |
5 Years | | | 9.68 | |
1 Year | | | 15.74 | |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The above presentation, in accordance with requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, assumes the reinvestment of dividends. However, the Fund does not offer its shares and does not provide the option of reinvesting dividends in shares of the Fund; dividends may not be reinvested in the Fund
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio as of the date of this report, December 31, 2016, was 0.55%.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
Invesco Exchange Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital, while the production of current income is an important secondary objective.
∎ | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2016, and is based on total net assets. |
∎ | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
The Fund is subject to market risk. Market risk is the possibility that the market values of securities owned by
the Fund will decline. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry, sector of the economy or the market as a whole.
Investments in common stocks and convertible securities generally are affected by changes in the stock markets, which fluctuate substantially over time, sometimes suddenly and sharply. The financial markets in general are subject to volatility and may at times experience periods of extreme volatility and uncertainty, which may affect all investment securities, including equity securities, fixed income or debt securities and derivative instruments. During such periods, fixed income or debt securities of all credit qualities may become illiquid or difficult to sell at a time and a price acceptable to the Fund. The markets for other securities in which the Fund may invest may not function properly, which may affect the value of such securities, and such securities may become illiquid.
New or proposed laws may have an impact on the Fund’s investments and the Fund’s investment adviser is unable to predict what effect, if any, such legislation may have on the Fund.
About indexes used in this report
∎ | | The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. |
∎ | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
∎ | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
∎ | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values (NAVs) calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the NAVs for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those NAVs may differ from the NAVs and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
∎ | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
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This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing. | | |
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2016
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.33% | |
Biotechnology–0.41% | |
Shire PLC–ADR | | | 1,431 | | | $ | 243,814 | |
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Commodity Chemicals–0.02% | |
AdvanSix Inc.(b) | | | 484 | | | | 10,716 | |
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Construction & Engineering–2.17% | |
Fluor Corp. | | | 24,768 | | | | 1,300,815 | |
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Diversified Banks–0.75% | |
HSBC Holdings PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 11,117 | | | | 446,681 | |
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Forest Products–0.79% | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(b) | | | 25,066 | | | | 474,499 | |
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Health Care Distributors–0.22% | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 1,803 | | | | 129,762 | |
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Health Care Equipment–0.71% | |
Baxter International Inc. | | | 9,652 | | | | 427,970 | |
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Health Care Services–1.09% | |
Express Scripts Holding Co.(b) | | | 9,499 | | | | 653,436 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates–2.34% | |
Honeywell International Inc. | | | 12,093 | | | | 1,400,974 | |
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Industrial Gases–10.50% | |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | | | 43,733 | | | | 6,289,680 | |
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Industrial Machinery–1.23% | |
SPX Corp. | | | 13,174 | | | | 312,487 | |
SPX FLOW, Inc.(b) | | | 13,174 | | | | 422,359 | |
| | | | | | | 734,846 | |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–7.11% | |
BP PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 32,695 | | | | 1,222,139 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 33,645 | | | | 3,036,798 | |
| | | | | | | 4,258,937 | |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–4.01% | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 14,493 | | | | 2,405,693 | |
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Multi-Line Insurance–0.22% | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 2,013 | | | | 131,469 | |
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Oil & Gas Drilling–0.05% | |
Transocean Ltd. | | | 2,102 | | | | 30,983 | |
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–11.24% | |
Baker Hughes Inc. | | | 14,857 | | | $ | 965,259 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 58,526 | | | | 3,165,672 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 31,040 | | | | 2,605,808 | |
| | | | | | | 6,736,739 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–7.55% | |
Apache Corp. | | | 25,429 | | | | 1,613,979 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 46,700 | | | | 2,908,943 | |
| | | | | | | 4,522,922 | |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–11.48% | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 73,704 | | | | 6,878,794 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–13.78% | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 26,184 | | | | 3,016,659 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 47,834 | | | | 2,815,987 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 74,537 | | | | 2,420,962 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–1.02% | |
Versum Materials, Inc.(b) | | | 21,867 | | | | 613,807 | |
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Semiconductors–11.21% | |
Intel Corp. | | | 185,206 | | | | 6,717,422 | |
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Specialized REIT’s–1.99% | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 39,537 | | | | 1,189,668 | |
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Specialty Chemicals–9.44% | |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | | | 47,980 | | | | 5,653,483 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $1,830,125) | | | | 59,506,718 | |
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Money Market Funds–0.49% | | | | | |
Government & Agency Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.43%(c) | | | 174,869 | | | | 174,869 | |
Treasury Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.37%(c) | | | 116,580 | | | | 116,580 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $291,449) | | | | | | | 291,449 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.82% (Cost $2,121,574) | | | | | | | 59,798,167 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.18% | | | | 109,792 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 59,907,959 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of December 31, 2016. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2016
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Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $1,830,125) | | $ | 59,506,718 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 291,449 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $2,121,574) | | | 59,798,167 | |
Dividends Receivable | | | 149,858 | |
Total assets | | | 59,948,025 | |
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Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 1,712 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 148 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 38,206 | |
Total liabilities | | | 40,066 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 59,907,959 | |
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Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 2,191,887 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | — | |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 39,479 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 57,676,593 | |
| | $ | 59,907,959 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Outstanding | | | 112,814 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 531.03 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2016
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Investment income: | |
Dividends | | $ | 1,463,689 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 3,346 | |
Other income | | | 26,627 | |
Total investment income | | | 1,493,662 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 174,937 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 50,000 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 14,335 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 19,720 | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 7,060 | |
Professional services fees | | | 48,051 | |
Other | | | 5,590 | |
Total expenses | | | 319,693 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (1,287 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 318,406 | |
Net investment income | | | 1,175,256 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain from: | | | | |
Net realized gain from investment securities | | | 2,298,263 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | | 5,133,425 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 7,431,688 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 8,606,944 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
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| | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,175,256 | | | $ | 1,272,038 | |
Net realized gain | | | 2,298,263 | | | | 8,854,211 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 5,133,425 | | | | (13,632,800 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 8,606,944 | | | | (3,506,551 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | | | (1,143,151 | ) | | | (9,709,132 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains | | | (470,109 | ) | | | (13,513 | ) |
Share transactions-net | | | (2,085,292 | ) | | | (1,865,649 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 4,908,392 | | | | (15,094,845 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 54,999,567 | | | | 70,094,412 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $— and $1,473, respectively) | | $ | 59,907,959 | | | $ | 54,999,567 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Effective September 30, 2015, Invesco Exchange Fund, (the “Fund”), reorganized to a Delaware statutory trust (“the Redomestication”) registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. Prior to the Redomestication, the Fund was organized as a California limited partnership (the “Partnership”).
The Fund’s principal investment objective is long-term growth of capital, while the production of current income is an important secondary objective. Prior to the Redomestication, the Fund had an investment objective, investment strategies, investment guidelines and restrictions that were substantially similar to those currently applicable to the Fund.
The Fund does not currently offer shares to the public for purchase. Prior to the Redomestication, the Fund had three different types of partners, Managing General Partners, Non-Managing General Partners and Limited Partners. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Agreement”), Managing General Partners had complete and exclusive control over the management, conduct and operations of the Fund’s business.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to
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indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
G. | Indemnifications — Under the Fund’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Fund is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Fund has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an annual fee of 0.30% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.
Under the terms of master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2018, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,287.
The Fund has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2016, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.
The Fund has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2016, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the fund are officers and directors of the Adviser and/or IIS. Prior to the Redomestication, a Managing General Partner of the Fund was an officer of Invesco and/or IIS.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
As of December 31, 2016, all of the securities in this Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
NOTE 4—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 5—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 1,143,151 | | | $ | 297,984 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 470,109 | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | $ | 1,613,260 | | | $ | 297,984 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2016 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | $ | 39,479 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 57,676,593 | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 2,191,887 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 59,907,959 | |
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2016.
On July 12, 2016, 2,904 Shares valued at $1,124,221, were redeemed by a shareholder and settled through a redemption-in-kind transaction, of which $16,566 consisted of cash, which resulted in a realized gain of $1,066,213 to the Fund for book purposes. From a federal income tax perspective, the realized gains are not recognized.
On December 28, 2016, 1,510 Shares valued at $804,783, were redeemed by a shareholder and settled through a redemption-in-kind transaction, of which $5,213 consisted of cash, which resulted in a realized gain of $773,021 to the Fund for book purposes. From a federal income tax perspective, the realized gains are not recognized.
NOTE 6—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2016 was $280,513 and $2,367,032, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
| | | | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 57,719,611 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (43,018 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 57,676,593 | |
Cost of investments is the same for financial reporting and tax purposes.
NOTE 7—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of transfer-in-kind transactions, on December 31, 2016, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $33,578, undistributed net realized gain was decreased by $1,788,675 and shares of beneficial interest was increased by $1,822,253. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 8—Share Information
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2016(a) | | | 2015 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold | | | — | | | $ | — | | | | 1 | | | $ | 434 | |
Reacquired(b) | | | (3,907 | ) | | | (2,085,292 | ) | | | (3,779 | ) | | | (1,866,083 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (3,907 | ) | | $ | (2,085,292 | ) | | | (3,778 | ) | | $ | (1,865,649 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 55% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI may have an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | Effective with the Redomestication, each unit of the Partnership was converted to one share of the Fund. The net assets of the partnership at the date of the Redomestication were $51,952,336, including $46,109,059 of unrealized appreciation. The net assets of the Fund immediately after the Redomestication were $51,952,336. |
| Prior to the Redomestication, partners of the Fund could redeem units any time. The net asset value of units redeemed, other than redemptions under a systematic withdrawal plan, was paid in cash or securities, at the option of the Fund, and were ordinarily paid in whole or in part in securities. The Fund’s valuation determined the quantity of securities tendered. The Fund selected securities for tender in redemptions based on tax or investment considerations. |
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NOTE 9—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Years ended December 31 | |
| | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 471.21 | | | $ | 581.70 | | | $ | 555.94 | | | $ | 446.07 | | | $ | 419.64 | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 10.17 | | | | 10.68 | | | | 10.43 | | | | 8.96 | | | | 8.39 | |
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 63.67 | | | | (39.46 | ) | | | 20.69 | | | | 106.83 | | | | 23.04 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 73.84 | | | | (28.78 | ) | | | 31.12 | | | | 115.79 | | | | 31.43 | |
Dividends from net investment income(b) | | | (9.91 | ) | | | (81.60 | ) | | | (5.25 | ) | | | (5.00 | ) | | | (5.00 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (4.11 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.92 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (14.02 | ) | | | (81.71 | ) | | | (5.36 | ) | | | (5.92 | ) | | | (5.00 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 531.03 | | | $ | 471.21 | | | $ | 581.70 | | | $ | 555.94 | | | $ | 446.07 | |
Total return(c) | | | 15.71 | % | | | (4.20 | )% | | | 5.64 | % | | | 26.09 | % | | | 7.51 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 59,908 | | | $ | 55,000 | | | $ | 70,094 | | | $ | 70,151 | | | $ | 57,343 | |
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | | | 1 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | 0.55 | %(e) | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.58 | % |
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | 0.55 | %(e) | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.75 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 2.01 | %(e) | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.76 | % | | | 1.90 | % |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Effective September 30, 2015, the Fund distributed substantially all of its taxable earnings to shareholders in order to qualify as a regulated investment company, under the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $58,312. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees
and Shareholders of the Invesco Exchange Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Invesco Exchange Fund (the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2016, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities as of December 31, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
February 23, 2017
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
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Beginning Account Value (07/01/16) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| Ending Account Value (12/31/16)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/16) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
$ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,034.40 | | | $ | 2.76 | | | $ | 1,022.42 | | | $ | 2.75 | | | | 0.54 | % |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2016:
| | | | |
Federal and State Income Tax | |
Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | $ | 486,669 | |
Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 100 | % |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 100 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 0.00 | % |
| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is 1555 Peachtree, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The trustees serve for the life of the Fund, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Fund’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2014 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company (US) Inc. (formerly IVZ Inc.) (holding company), Invesco Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 144 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee and Senior Vice President | | 2014 | | Head of the Americas and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee and Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management). Formerly: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company), Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company), Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltèe and Invesco Financial Services Ltd/Services Financiers Invesco Ltèe; Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships) and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), and Short-Term Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 144 | | None |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Trust because he is an officer of the Adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the Adviser. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the Adviser. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2014 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, COMSAT Corporation; Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company); ACE Limited (insurance company); Independent Directors Council and Investment Company Institute | | 144 | | Chairman of the Audit Committee ALPS (Attorneys Liability Protection Society) (insurance company); Member of the Audit Committee, Ferroglobe PLC (metallurgical company) and Investment Company Institute; Member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Governance Committee, Independent Directors Council |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chairman of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer | | 144 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2014 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office/private equity investments) Formerly: Chairman of the Board, Denver Film Society, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Evans Scholarship Foundation; Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association | | 144 | | Trustee, Evans Scholarship Foundation; Chairman of the Board, Denver Film Society |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2014 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Discovery Learning Alliance (non-profit) Formerly: Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); Director, Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff); Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 144 | | None |
Eli Jones — 1961 Trustee | | 2016 | | Professor and Dean, Mays Business School — Texas A&M University Formerly: Professor and Dean, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas and E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University and Director, Arvest Bank | | 144 | | Director of Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2014 | | Retired. Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 144 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2014 | | Retired. Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 144 | | None |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2014 | | Retired. Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 144 | | None |
Robert C. Troccoli — 1949 Trustee | | 2016 | | Adjunct Professor, University of Denver — Daniels College of Business Formerly: Senior Partner, KPMG LLP | | 144 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Sheri Morris — 1964 President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer | | 2010 | | President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco AIM Advisers, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2010 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Investment Services, Inc.) Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Managing Director, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust Formerly: Director, Secretary, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco AIM Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Senior Vice President | | 2010 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman and Director, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds Formerly: Director, Invesco Management Company Limited; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only); Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management DAC (formerly known as INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited) and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), and Short-Term Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
Kelli Gallegos — 1970 Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer | | 2010 | | Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds; Assistant Treasurer, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust Formerly: Assistant Vice President, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
Tracy Sullivan — 1962 Vice President, Chief Tax Officer and Assistant Treasurer | | 2010 | | Vice President, Chief Tax Officer and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds; Assistant Treasurer, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust Formerly: Assistant Vice President, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
T-3 Invesco Exchange Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., The Invesco Funds, and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Bank Secrecy Act Officer, INVESCO National Trust Company and Invesco Trust Company; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. | | N/A | | N/A |
Robert R. Leveille — 1969 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2016 | | Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); and Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Putnam Investments and the Putnam Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5800 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
T-4 Invesco Exchange Fund
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
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Fund holdings and proxy voting information | | |
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file number for the Fund is shown below. |
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. |
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. | | ![LOGO](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0001193125-17-076167/g326504cov4b.jpg)
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | |
SEC file number: 811-02611 VK-EXCH-AR-1 Invesco Distributors, Inc.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant had adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer (“PEO”) and principal financial officer (“PFO”). There were no amendments to the Code during the period covered by the report. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code to the PEO or PFO during the period covered by this report.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
The Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee financial expert is Raymond Stickel, Jr. Mr. Stickel is “independent” within the meaning of that term as used in Form N-CSR.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP informed the Trust that it has identified an issue related to its independence under Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (referred to as the Loan Rule). The Loan Rule prohibits accounting firms, such as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, from being deemed independent if they have certain financial relationships with their audit clients or certain affiliates of those clients. The Trust is required under various securities laws to have its financial statements audited by an independent accounting firm.
The Loan Rule specifically provides that an accounting firm would not be independent if it or certain affiliates and covered persons receives a loan from a lender that is a record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of an audit client’s equity securities (referred to as a “more than ten percent owner”). For purposes of the Loan Rule, audit clients include the Funds as well as all registered investment companies advised by the Adviser and its affiliates, including other subsidiaries of the Adviser’s parent company, Invesco Ltd. (collectively, the Invesco Fund Complex). PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP informed the Trust it and certain affiliates and covered persons have relationships with lenders who hold, as record owner, more than ten percent of the shares of certain funds within the Invesco Fund Complex, which may implicate the Loan Rule.
On June 20, 2016, the SEC Staff issued a “no-action” letter to another mutual fund complex (see Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., No-Action Letter) related to the audit independence issue described above. In that letter, the SEC confirmed that it would not recommend enforcement action against a fund that relied on audit services performed by an audit firm that was not in compliance with the Loan Rule in certain specified circumstances. In connection with prior independence determinations, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP communicated, as contemplated by the no-action letter, that it believes that it remains objective and impartial and that a reasonable investor possessing all the facts would conclude that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is able to exhibit the requisite objectivity and impartiality to report on the Funds’ financial statements as the independent registered public accounting firm. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP also represented that it has complied with PCAOB Rule 3526(b)(1) and (2), which are conditions to the Funds relying on the no action letter, and affirmed that it is an independent accountant within the meaning of PCAOB Rule 3520. Therefore, the Adviser, the Funds and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP concluded that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP could continue as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm. The Invesco Fund Complex relied upon the no-action letter in reaching this conclusion.
If in the future the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is called into question under the Loan Rule by circumstances that are not addressed in the SEC’s no-action letter, the Funds will need to take other action in order for the Funds’ filings with the SEC containing financial statements to be deemed compliant with applicable securities laws. Such additional actions could result in additional costs, impair the ability of the Funds to issue new shares or have other
material adverse effects on the Funds. In addition, the SEC has indicated that the no-action relief will expire 18 months from its issuance after which the Invesco Funds will no longer be able to rely on the letter unless its term is extended or made permanent by the SEC Staff.
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Fees Billed by Principal Accountant Related to the Registrant
Fees Billed by PWC Related to the Registrant
PWC billed the Registrant aggregate fees for services rendered to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years as follows:
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| | Fees Billed for Services Rendered to the Registrant for fiscal year end 2016 | | | | Fees Billed for Services Rendered to the Registrant for fiscal year end 2015 | | |
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Audit Fees | | $ 24,925 | | | | $ 24,925 | | |
Audit-Related Fees | | $ 0 | | | | $ 0 | | |
Tax Fees(1) | | $ 5,075 | | | | $ 33,890 | | |
All Other Fees | | $ 0 | | | | $ 0 | | |
Total Fees | | $ 30,000 | | | | $ 58,815 | | |
(g) PWC billed the Registrant aggregate non-audit fees of $5,075 for the fiscal year ended 2016, and $33,890 for the fiscal year ended 2015, for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant.
| (1) | Tax fees for the fiscal year end December 31, 2016 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns and/or services related to tax compliance. Tax fees for fiscal year end December 31, 2015 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns and/or services related to tax compliance. |
Fees Billed by PWC Related to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates
PWC billed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Registrant’s adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Invesco that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (“Invesco Affiliates”) aggregate fees for pre-approved non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates for the last two fiscal years as follows:
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| | Fees Billed for Non- Audit Services Rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates for fiscal year end 2016 That Were Required to be Pre-Approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee | | | | | | Fees Billed for Non- Audit Services Rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates for fiscal year end 2015 That Were Required to be Pre-Approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee | | | | |
Audit-Related Fees | | | $ 635,000 | | | | | | | | $ 574,000 | | | | | |
Tax Fees | | | $ 0 | | | | | | | | $ 0 | | | | | |
All Other Fees | | | $ 2,432,000 | | | | | | | | $ 3,750,000 | | | | | |
Total Fees(1) | | | $ 3,067,000 | | | | | | | | $ 4,324,000 | | | | | |
(1) Audit-Related fees for the year end 2016 include fees billed related to reviewing controls at a service organization. Audit-Related fees for the year end 2015 include fees billed related to reviewing controls at a service organization.
All other fees for the year end 2016 include fees billed related to the identification of structural and organizational alternatives, informed by industry practices, for certain of the company’s administrative activities and functions. All other fees for the year end 2015 include fees billed related to reviewing the operating effectiveness of strategic projects.
(e)(2) There were no amounts that were pre-approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimus exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(g) | Including the fees for services not required to be pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee, PWC |
billed Invesco and Invesco Affiliates aggregate non-audit fees of $5,763,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and $9,099,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, for non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates.
PWC provided audit services to the Investment Company complex of approximately $22 million.
(h) The Audit Committee also has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to SEC regulations, if any, is compatible with maintaining PWC’s independence.
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PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
As adopted by the Audit Committees
of the Invesco Funds (the “Funds”)
Last Amended May 4, 2016
| I. | Statement of Principles |
The Audit Committees (the “Audit Committee”) of the Boards of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”) have adopted these policies and procedures (the “Procedures”) with respect to the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services to be provided by the Funds’ independent auditor (the “Auditor”) to the Funds, and to the Funds’ investment adviser(s) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser(s) that provides ongoing services to the Funds (collectively, “Service Affiliates”).
Under Section 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, all audit and non-audit services provided to the Funds by the Auditor must be preapproved by the Audit Committee. Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X requires that the Audit Committee also pre-approve a Service Affiliate’s engagement of the Auditor for non-audit services if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds (a “Service Affiliate’s Covered Engagement”).
These Procedures set forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which the Audit Committee may pre-approve audit and non-audit services for the Funds and a Service Affiliate’s Covered Engagement pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and other organizations and regulatory bodies applicable to the Funds (“Applicable Rules”).1 They address both general pre-approvals without consideration of specific case-by-case services (“general pre-approvals”) and pre-approvals on a case-by-case basis (“specific pre-approvals”). Any services requiring pre-approval that are not within the scope of general pre-approvals hereunder are subject to specific pre-approval. These Procedures also address the delegation by the Audit Committee of pre-approval authority to the Audit Committee Chair or Vice Chair.
| II. | Pre-Approval of Fund Audit Services |
1 Applicable Rules include, for example, New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) rules applicable to closed-end funds managed by Invesco and listed on NYSE.
The annual Fund audit services engagement, including terms and fees, is subject to specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Audit services include the annual financial statement audit and other procedures required to be performed by an independent auditor to be able to form an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements. The Audit Committee will receive, review and consider sufficient information concerning a proposed Fund audit engagement to make a reasonable evaluation of the Auditor’s qualifications and independence. The Audit Committee will oversee the Fund audit services engagement as necessary, including approving any changes in terms, audit scope, conditions and fees.
In addition to approving the Fund audit services engagement at least annually and specifically approving any changes, the Audit Committee may generally or specifically pre-approve engagements for other audit services, which are those services that only an independent auditor reasonably can provide. Other audit services may include services associated with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC.
III. | General and Specific Pre-Approval of Non-Audit Fund Services |
The Audit Committee will consider, at least annually, the list of General Pre-Approved Non-Audit Services which list may be terminated or modified at any time by the Audit Committee. To inform the Audit Committee’s review and approval of General Pre-Approved Non-Audit Services, the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and Auditor shall provide such information regarding independence or other matters as the Audit Committee may request.
Any services or fee ranges that are not within the scope of General Pre-Approved Non-Audit Services have not received general pre-approval and require specific pre-approval. Each request for specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee for services to be provided by the Auditor to the Funds must be submitted to the Audit Committee by the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and must include detailed information about the services to be provided, the fees or fee ranges to be charged, and other relevant information sufficient to allow the Audit Committee to consider whether to pre-approve such engagement, including evaluating whether the provision of such services will impair the independence of the Auditor and is otherwise consistent with Applicable Rules.
IV. Non-Audit Service Types
The Audit Committee may provide either general or specific pre-approval of audit-related, tax or other services, each as described in more detail below.
| a. | Audit-Related Services |
“Audit-related services” are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements or that are traditionally performed by an independent auditor. Audit-related services include, among others, accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “Audit services”; assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rulemaking authorities; services related to mergers, acquisitions or dispositions; compliance with ratings agency requirements and interfund lending activities; and assistance with internal control reporting requirements.
“Tax services” include, but are not limited to, the review and signing of the Funds’ federal tax returns, the review of required distributions by the Funds and consultations regarding tax matters such as the tax treatment of new investments or the impact of new regulations. The Audit Committee will not approve proposed services of the Auditor which the Audit Committee believes are to be provided in connection with a service or transaction initially recommended by the Auditor, the sole business purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee will consult with the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and may consult with outside counsel or advisers as necessary to ensure the consistency of tax services rendered by the Auditor with the foregoing policy. The Auditor shall not represent any Fund or any Service Affiliate before a tax court, district court or federal court of claims.
Each request to provide tax services under either the general or specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee will include a description from the Auditor in writing of (i) the scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or other amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement (whether oral, written, or otherwise) between the Auditor and the Funds, relating to the service; and (ii) any compensation arrangement or other agreement, such as a referral agreement, a referral fee or fee-sharing arrangement, between the Auditor (or an affiliate of the Auditor) and any person (other than the Funds or Service Affiliates receiving the services) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service. The Auditor will also discuss with the Audit Committee the potential effects of the services on the independence of the Auditor, and document the substance of its discussion with the Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee may pre-approve other non-audit services so long as the Audit Committee believes that the service will not impair the independence of the Auditor. Appendix I includes a list of services that the Auditor is prohibited from performing by the SEC rules. Appendix I also includes a list of services that would impair the Auditor’s independence unless the Audit Committee reasonably concludes that the results of the services will not be subject to audit procedures during an audit of the Funds’ financial statements.
V. | Pre-Approval of Service Affiliate’s Covered Engagements |
Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X requires that the Audit Committee pre-approve a Service Affiliate’s engagement of the Auditor for non-audit services if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds, defined above as a “Service Affiliate’s Covered Engagement”.
The Audit Committee may provide either general or specific pre-approval of any Service Affiliate’s Covered Engagement, including for audit-related, tax or other services, as described above, if the Audit Committee believes that the provision of the services to a Service Affiliate will not impair the independence of the Auditor with respect to the Funds. Any Service Affiliate’s Covered Engagements that are not within the scope of General Pre-Approved Non-Audit Services have not received general pre-approval and require specific pre-approval.
Each request for specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee of a Service Affiliate’s Covered Engagement must be submitted to the Audit Committee by the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and must include detailed information about the services to be provided, the fees or fee ranges to be charged, a description of the current status of the pre-approval process involving other audit committees in the Invesco investment company complex (as defined in Rule 2-201 of Regulation S-X) with respect to the proposed engagement, and other relevant information sufficient to allow the Audit Committee to consider whether the provision of such services will impair the independence of the Auditor from the Funds. Additionally, the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and the Auditor will provide the Audit Committee with a statement that the proposed engagement requires pre-approval by the Audit Committee, the proposed engagement, in their view, will not impair the independence of the Auditor and is consistent with Applicable Rules, and the description of the proposed engagement provided to the Audit Committee is consistent with that presented to or approved by the Invesco audit committee.
Information about all Service Affiliate engagements of the Auditor for non-audit services, whether or not subject to pre-approval by the Audit Committee, shall be provided to the Audit Committee at least quarterly, to allow the Audit Committee to consider whether the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining the Auditor’s independence from the Funds. The Funds’ Treasurer and Auditor shall provide the Audit Committee with sufficiently detailed information about the scope of services provided and the fees for such services, to ensure that the Audit Committee can adequately consider whether the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining the Auditor’s independence from the Funds.
VI. Pre-Approved Fee Levels or Established Amounts
Pre-approved fee levels or ranges for audit and non-audit services to be provided by the Auditor to the Funds, and for a Service Affiliate’s Covered Engagement, under general pre-approval or specific pre-
approval will be set periodically by the Audit Committee. Any proposed fees exceeding 110% of the maximum pre-approved fee levels or ranges for such services or engagements will be promptly presented to the Audit Committee and will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee before payment of any additional fees is made.
VII. Delegation
The Audit Committee may from time to time delegate specific pre-approval authority to its Chair and/or Vice Chair, so that the Chair or, in his or her absence, Vice Chair may grant specific pre-approval for audit and non-audit services by the Auditor to the Funds and/or a Service Affiliate’s Covered Engagement between Audit Committee meetings. Any such delegation shall be reflected in resolutions adopted by the Audit Committee and may include such limitations as to dollar amount(s) and/or scope of service(s) as the Audit Committee may choose to impose. Any such delegation shall not preclude the Chair or Vice Chair from declining, on a case by case basis, to exercise his or her delegated authority and instead convening the Audit Committee to consider and pre-approve any proposed services or engagements.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any non-audit services to be provided to the Funds for which the fees are estimated to exceed $500,000 and any Service Affiliate’s Covered Engagement for which the fees are estimated to exceed $500,000 must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee and may not be delegated to the Chair or Vice Chair.
VIII. Compliance with Procedures
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, failure to pre-approve any services or engagements that are not required to be pre-approved pursuant to the de minimis exception provided for in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X shall not constitute a violation of these Procedures. The Audit Committee has designated the Funds’ Treasurer to ensure services and engagements are pre-approved in compliance with these Procedures. The Funds’ Treasurer will immediately report to the Chair of the Audit Committee, or the Vice Chair in his or her absence, any breach of these Procedures that comes to the attention of the Funds’ Treasurer or any services or engagements that are not required to be pre-approved pursuant to the de minimis exception provided for in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
On at least an annual basis, the Auditor will provide the Audit Committee with a summary of all non-audit services provided to any entity in the investment company complex (as defined in section 2-01(f)(14) of Regulation S-X, including the Funds and Service Affiliates) that were not pre-approved, including the nature of services provided and the associated fees.
IX. Amendments to Procedures
All material amendments to these Procedures must be approved in advance by the Audit Committee. Non-material amendments to these Procedures may be made by the Legal and Compliance Departments and will be reported to the Audit Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Audit Committee.
Appendix I
Non-Audit Services That May Impair the Auditor’s Independence
The Auditor is not independent if, at any point during the audit and professional engagement, the Auditor provides the following non-audit services:
| • | | Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services ; |
| • | | Expert services unrelated to the audit; |
| • | | Any service or product provided for a contingent fee or a commission; |
| • | | Services related to marketing, planning, or opining in favor of the tax treatment of confidential transactions or aggressive tax position transactions, a significant purpose of which is tax avoidance; |
| • | | Tax services for persons in financial reporting oversight roles at the Fund; and |
| • | | Any other service that the Public Company Oversight Board determines by regulation is impermissible. |
An Auditor is not independent if, at any point during the audit and professional engagement, the Auditor provides the following non-audit services unless it is reasonable to conclude that the results of the services will not be subject to audit procedures during an audit of the Funds’ financial statements:
| • | | Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client; |
| • | | Financial information systems design and implementation; |
| • | | Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports; |
| • | | Actuarial services; and |
| • | | Internal audit outsourcing services. |
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
| (a) | The registrant has a separately-designed standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Members of the audit committee are: David C. Arch, James T. Bunch, Bruce L. Crockett, Raymond Stickel, Jr. (Chair), Robert C. Troccoli (Vice Chair) and Dr. Larry Soll. |
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
None
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | As of February 13, 2017, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the PEO and PFO, to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of February 13, 2017, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
(b) | There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
12(a) (2) | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
12(b) | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: Invesco Exchange Fund
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By: | | /s/ Sheri Morris |
| | Sheri Morris |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | March 9, 2017 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ Sheri Morris |
| | Sheri Morris |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | March 9, 2017 |
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By: | | /s/ Kelli Gallegos |
| | Kelli Gallegos |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | March 9, 2017 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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12(a) (1) | | Code of Ethics. |
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12(a) (2) | | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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12(a) (3) | | Not applicable. |
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12(b) | | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |